Karimeh Abbud

Karimeh Abbud
Born(1893-11-18)18 November 1893
Bethlehem, Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem, Palestine, Ottoman Empire
Died27 April 1940(1940-04-27) (aged 46)
Bethlehem, Mandatory Palestine
NationalityPalestinian Arab
EducationAmerican University of Beirut, Greater Lebanon
OccupationPhotographer

Karimeh Abbud or Karimeh Abboud (1896 – 1940; Arabic: كريمة عبّود), was a Palestinian professional photographer and artist who lived and worked in Palestine in the first half of the twentieth century.[1] She was one of the first woman photographers in Palestine and the Middle East.[2]

  1. ^ Ahmed Mrowat (Summer 2007). "Karimeh Abbud: Early Woman Photographer (1896-1955)". Jerusalem Quarterly. 31. Institute of Jerusalem Studies: 72–78. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  2. ^ Verde, Tom (April 2019). "Women Behind the Lens: The Middle East's First Female Photographers". Aramco World. Retrieved 6 July 2024.